There is the brawling but good-hearted Communist stagehand (Clovis Cornillac) who struggles to keep the beautiful young chansonnier (Nora Arnezeder) from the disgusting embrace of a local landlord and crime boss.
Costs from theater rental to advertising to stagehand salaries have all gone up, and to pay for a long run, producers need the bigger seating capacity and ticket prices that come with a Broadway space.